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Photos: Cybersecurity, CBH Institute Day and bike week

A person uses their laptop with an overlay of 1s and 0s.
The popular online learning platform Canvas was hit by a cyberatttack in May. An ongoing review of the security breach found that no Northeastern university-affiliated usernames or passwords had been jeopardized. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
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Happy Friday, Huskies! This week, Northeastern security officials responded to a cyberattack on the popular online learning platform Canvas that rattled academic institutions. Professors shared their research on emerging tech during presentations on CBH Institute Day. Meanwhile, members of the community got their gear on to celebrate Bike Week on the Boston campus.

Three people discuss bikes. One bike is upside down as its inspected, with another held upright by its owner.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrated Bike Week with free bike safety checks, bike registration and free bike lock distribution with the NUPD, held at Centennial Common on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A close up of a person placig a sticker on a bike.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrated Bike Week with free bike safety checks, bike registration and free bike lock distribution with the NUPD, held at Centennial Common on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
One person wearing a bike helmet speaks to another person holding a smart phone.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrated Bike Week with free bike safety checks, bike registration and free bike lock distribution with the NUPD, held at Centennial Common on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A closeup of a person holding a bottle of liquid and squeezing it onto a bike's chain.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrated Bike Week with free bike safety checks, bike registration and free bike lock distribution with the NUPD, held at Centennial Common on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Three people walk over the pedestrian bridge. Two of them wear backpacks and walk with their bikes.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern University celebrated Bike Week with free bike safety checks, bike registration and free bike lock distribution with the NUPD, held at Centennial Common on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A professor adresses a crowd on stage, washed in cool blue light.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern professors Stephanie Noble, Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Hyunju Kim, and Joshua Curtiss give flash talks on emerging technology during the 2026 CBH Institute Day in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Audience members listen to speeches while writing down notes in notebooks.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern professors Stephanie Noble, Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Hyunju Kim, and Joshua Curtiss give flash talks on emerging technology during the 2026 CBH Institute Day in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Several audience members sit in rows while listening to professors present on stage.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern professors Stephanie Noble, Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Hyunju Kim, and Joshua Curtiss give flash talks on emerging technology during the 2026 CBH Institute Day in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A professor on stage gives a presentation while gesturing to a large screen displaying diagrams labeled "Personalized Models Outperform Group Averages."
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern professors Stephanie Noble, Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Hyunju Kim, and Joshua Curtiss give flash talks on emerging technology during the 2026 CBH Institute Day in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Professor Laurel Gabard-Durnam smiles while presenting, wearing a blue patterned blouse.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern professors Stephanie Noble, Laurel Gabard-Durnam, Hyunju Kim, and Joshua Curtiss give flash talks on emerging technology during the 2026 CBH Institute Day in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A closeup of hands holding a model of a human brain.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Scenes during the 2026 CBH Institute Day held in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person presents research to a crowd.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Liam O’Neile speaks about Yoga and Mindfulness Research at I-CBH, during the 2026 CBH Institute Day held in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person wears a VR headset.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Scenes during the 2026 CBH Institute Day held in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person dressed in a black dress gives a presentation on stage.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Lauren Raine presents Beyond Baby Weight: How Body Composition Shapes Cognitive and Motor Development in Early Life during the 2026 CBH Institute Day held in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person in a gray blazer gives a presentation on stage, with an overlay of an illustration of a human brain.
05/12/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Alexandra Rodman speaks about Coming of age in a digital world: Advancing Smartphone Measurement to Predict Adolescent Mental Health, during the 2026 CBH Institute Day held in ISEC on Tuesday, May 12, 2026on May 12, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A closeup of hands typing on a laptop with a colorful overlay of ones and zeroes.
05/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Cyber Security stock illustration on Friday, May 8, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A black background with a colorful overlay of ones and zeroes.
05/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Cyber Security stock illustration on Friday, May 8, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person uses their laptop with an overlay of 1s and 0s.
05/08/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Cyber Security stock illustration on Friday, May 8, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A robin is seen outside Curry Student Center on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students cross the pedestrian bridge on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – The Egan Research Center is reflected in windows or the EXP building as students walk through campus on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A closeup of a purple flowers blooming.
05/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person walks through campus, with their reflection on the right.
05/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Members of the Northeastern community walk through a spring Boston campus on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Mrunal Vekariya wears glasses and sits while using a laptop, with a purple and white patterned background.
05/13/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Mrunal Vekariya, a recent Northeastern compute science graduate, works in the Khoury College on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A student walks past the EXP building.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student walks past the EXP building on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A top down view of machinery, parts and technical equipment in the robotics lab.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Students work on robots in the high bay robotics lab in the EXP building on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student in Snell Library works on a lap, with his reflection in a window pane to the lane.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student works in Snell Library on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A person holding an umbrella walks across the pedestrian bridge.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student is seen crossing the pedestrian bridge on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
A student works on a laptop in a darkly lit EXP building.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – A student studies inside the EXP building on May 14, 2026. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Several people surround the former Massachusetts governor and professor Michael Dukakis who sits and poses for a photo.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts Gov. and Northeastern professor, gives brief remarks at Northeastern’s Cabral Center during the Now You Know: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Kitty Dukakis event on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Michael Dukakis sits at a table with others.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts Gov. and Northeastern professor, gives brief remarks at Northeastern’s Cabral Center during the Now You Know: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Kitty Dukakis event on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A closeup profile photo of Michael Dukakis.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts Gov. and Northeastern professor, gives brief remarks at Northeastern’s Cabral Center during the Now You Know: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Kitty Dukakis event on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A person smiles and leans forward to greet Michael Dukakis.
05/14/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts Gov. and Northeastern professor, gives brief remarks at Northeastern’s Cabral Center during the Now You Know: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Kitty Dukakis event on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Michael Dukakis sits and speaks into a microphone held by his daughter Andrea Dukakis.
Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts Gov. and Northeastern professor, gives brief remarks at Northeastern’s Cabral Center during the Now You Know: Honoring the Life and Legacy of Kitty Dukakis event while his daughter Andrea Dukakis holds the microphone. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University
A students fixed his graduation cap while looking in a mirror surrounded by warmly lit lightbulbs.
05/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduates were celebrated at the commencment ceremony held at The Centre in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Jim Jeong for Northeastern University
Vancouver graduates sitting in the crowd smile while wearing regalia.
05/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduates were celebrated at the commencment ceremony held at The Centre in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Jim Jeong for Northeastern University
Two Vancouver graduates in regalia smile and clap.
05/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduates were celebrated at the commencment ceremony held at The Centre in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Jim Jeong for Northeastern University
A Vancouver graduate does a dance while walking across the stage in regalia, while faculty members look on and smile.
05/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduates were celebrated at the commencment ceremony held at The Centre in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Jim Jeong for Northeastern University
A top down view of a crowd of Vancouver graduates.
05/15/26 – BOSTON, MA. – Northeastern graduates were celebrated at the commencment ceremony held at The Centre in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Photo by Jim Jeong for Northeastern University
Photos by Jimmy Jeong for Northeastern University
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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